- Source: Battle of Marracuene
The Battle of Marracuene (Portuguese: Combate de Marracuene), also known as the Battle of Gwaza Muthini, was a military confrontation that was fought on February 2, 1895, near Marracuene, Portuguese Mozambique, between Ronga rebels and Portuguese forces. There were over 2,000 Ronga troops in the conflict.: 596 António Enes, the Portuguese Royal Commissioner, assembled over 2,000 European soldiers.: 596 The Portuguese, armed with machine guns and repeating rifles, won the confrontation.: 596 The date of the battle is celebrated in Mozambique.: 276
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Further reading
"História de Moçambique - Formação e oposição", René Pélissier, Editorial Estampa, 3.ª Edição, Lisboa, 2000, Volume II, pp. 273.